The rookie Groupchat

Where Are You Lucy?

Celina Juarez:
Okay, something's seriously wrong. Lucy never came home last night.

Aaron Thorsen:
Wait, what? Are you sure?

Celina Juarez:
Of course, I'm sure. I'm her roommate. I waited up for her because she said she'd bring takeout, but she never showed.

Tim Bradford:
You didn't call her?

Celina Juarez:
I did. Multiple times. Straight to voicemail.

Bailey Nune:
Maybe her phone died?

Tim Bradford:
Lucy would have found a way to charge it. She's always prepared.

John Nolan:
Did she say where she was going after shift?

Celina Juarez:
No, she was supposed to come straight home. She literally texted me at 9:17 PM: "Be there soon, got food."

Angela Lopez:
So something happened between then and her getting home.

Nyla Harper:
Did she mention anything weird yesterday? Anyone bothering her?

Celina Juarez:
Not that I know of. She was in a good mood. She even made fun of me for watching bad reality TV.

Tim Bradford:
I'm heading to the precinct. We need to check cameras and traffic footage.

Aaron Thorsen:
I'll meet you there.

Wade Grey:
I'm in my office. I want updates the second you have something.

Celina Juarez:
Okay, I just checked her room again. Her bed is untouched. Nothing's missing. It's like she never came home at all.

Tim Bradford:
Damn it.

Angela Lopez:
Could she have stayed at someone else's place?

Celina Juarez:
No. She always lets me know.

John Nolan:
Traffic cameras might help. If she picked up food, we can track her route.

Nyla Harper:
What about her last known location?

Tim Bradford:
I'm checking her GPS history now.

Tim Bradford:
Last ping was near 10th and Grand at 9:22 PM. After that, nothing.

Bailey Nune:
That's not far from her usual route home.

Celina Juarez:
What's at 10th and Grand?

John Nolan:
There's a few restaurants and a gas station.

Aaron Thorsen:
And that alley behind the laundromat.

Tim Bradford:
I swear, if something happened to her—

Wade Grey:
Let's stay focused. We need facts.

Angela Lopez:
I'll check hospital admissions under her name.

Tim Bradford:
I'm checking that alley. Now.

Celina Juarez:
I'm coming with you.

Tim Bradford:
Her car is still in the precinct lot.

Nyla Harper:
Then why was her phone last pinged near 10th and Grand?

Bailey Nune:
Someone took her.

Celina Juarez:
No. No, no, no.

Tim Bradford:
We're not jumping to conclusions yet.

John Nolan:
I'll pull security footage from the area.

Angela Lopez:
No hospital records under her name.

Tim Bradford:
Then where the hell is she?

John Nolan:
Okay, I have footage. At 9:20 PM, Lucy's car drives past the intersection. But then—nothing. No footage of her actually stopping anywhere.

Aaron Thorsen:
What do you mean "nothing"?

John Nolan:
I mean she disappears off camera. There's a blind spot near the alley.

Celina Juarez:
She was taken.

Tim Bradford:
I'm going there.

Wade Grey:
Tim, wait—

Tim Bradford:
No. She's out there, and we're wasting time.

Celina Juarez:
I'm going after him.

Angela Lopez:
We all are.

Nyla Harper:
Nobody goes alone. We do this right.

John Nolan:
Agreed. We're finding her.